PUNITIVE
\pjˈuːnɪtˌɪv], \pjˈuːnɪtˌɪv], \p_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to punishment.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Punishing.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.